17.07.2006 Nuclear Power – Myth and Reality: The risks and prospects of nuclear power  This is the English translation of the Heinrich Boell report by Gerd Rosenkranz, which has been published by WISE as a special issue of the Nuclear Monitor #644.
Due to the size of the report, we have made it available for you to download at www.10.antenna.nl/wise/tmp/nm/Nuclear_Power_Myth_and_Reality.pdf instead of sending as an attachment. However, if you would prefer to receive a paper copy of this report, please inform us of your postal address and we will mail one to you.
At this time when world leaders and nuclear industry supporters are calling for a global resurgence in nuclearpower, it is important that the facts are known and that legitimate arguments against a return to nuclear power are heard and given due consideration. Our world is in a climate crisis and urgent action does indeed need to be taken but as this report shows, nuclear power cannot make any significant contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in time to help any country fulfil Kyoto targets. There are sufficient alternative methods that can be taken without a return to the diabolical and outdated nuclear technology that has failed to deliver on its promises for over the last half century.
The 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has helped focus the world?s attention on the issue of nuclear power and the numerous negative and environmentally destructive aspects of the industry. We hope that the publication of this report in English will help inform the mainstream international media so that it can stop repeating the fantasies of the nuclear industry as fact and start promoting a real debate on the real issues.
The next issues of the Nuclear Monitor will be dedicated to remembering the nuclear accident at Chernobyl, its victims and its continuing influence on the lives of many peoples across Europe. We will publish the stories of the 20 people whose experiences are featured in the travelling photo documentary, Chernobyl ? 20 Years, 20 Lives (visit www.20lives.info to see if the exhibition is coming to a town near you) and we will also review some of the many reports being released on the effects of Chernobyl, 20 years on, as well as summarizing some of the most interesting and informative presentations from the upcoming international conference in Kiev, Chornobyl +20, Remembrance for the Future.
Source WISE Amsterdam
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